Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program

Abstract

When displaying a plurality of reduced content items corresponding to original content items in a list, reduced content corresponding to original content being reproduced on an external video reproduction device is displayed in a second display mode different from a first display mode for other reduced content items. An instruction to perform a predetermined process on original content related to the reduced content displayed in the second display mode is accepted in response to a user operation on the reduced content. An identifier of the reduced content and the instruction to perform the predetermined process on the original content associated with the identifier are transmitted to an external device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An information processing apparatus for displaying a list of reduced content items associated with identifiers allowing identification of original content items, the information processing apparatus comprising:
 an acquisition unit configured to acquire an identifier of original content being reproduced by an external video reproduction device; 
 a display control unit configured to control reduced content associated with the acquired identifier, from among a plurality of the reduced content items displayed in the list, to be displayed in a second display mode different from a first display mode for other reduced content items; 
 an accepting unit configured to accept, in response to a user operation for the reduced content, an instruction to perform a predetermined process on the original content related to the reduced content displayed in the second display mode; and 
 a transmission unit configured to transmit, to an external device, an identifier of the reduced content and the instruction to perform the predetermined process on the original content associated with the identifier. 
 
     
     
       2. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined process is a process for stopping reproduction. 
     
     
       3. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the second display mode, an icon is displayed together with the reduced content. 
     
     
       4. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein, when at least one of the plurality of reduced content items is displayed and the reduced content corresponding to the acquired identifier is not displayed, the display control unit displays the icon separately from the reduced content. 
     
     
       5. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive, from the external device, a notification that the predetermined process on the original content associated with the transmitted identifier has been performed,
 wherein, in response to receipt of the notification, the display control unit controls the content to be displayed in the first display mode. 
 
     
     
       6. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a selection unit configured to select one of the plurality of reduced content items in response to a user operation; and 
 a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the external device, an identifier of the selected reduced content and an instruction to start reproduction of original content associated with the identifier. 
 
     
     
       7. A control method of an information processing apparatus for displaying a list of reduced content items associated with identifiers allowing identification of original content items, the method comprising:
 acquiring an identifier of original content being reproduced by an external video reproduction device; 
 controlling reduced content associated with the acquired identifier, from among a plurality of the reduced content items displayed in the list, to be displayed in a second display mode different from a first display mode for other reduced content items; 
 accepting, in response to a user operation for the reduced content, an instruction to perform a predetermined process on the original content related to the reduced content displayed in the second display mode, in response to a user operation for the reduced content; and 
 transmitting, to an external device, an identifier of the reduced content and the instruction to perform the predetermined process on the original content associated with the identifier. 
 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing an information processing apparatus for displaying a list of reduced content items associated with identifiers allowing identification of original content items to execute a control method, the control method comprising:
 acquiring an identifier of original content being reproduced by an external video reproduction device; 
 controlling reduced content associated with the acquired identifier, from among a plurality of the reduced content items displayed in the list, to be displayed in a second display mode different from a first display mode for other reduced content items; 
 accepting, in response to a user operation for the reduced content, an instruction to perform a predetermined process on the original content related to the reduced content displayed in the second display mode; and 
 transmitting, to an external device, an identifier of the reduced content and the instruction to perform the predetermined process on the original content associated with the identifier.